Sampling frame and method

sample

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question The GSS has employed various sampling procedures and frames. Appendix A gives full detail.

Values

• [1] 1960 sample frame, block quota

• [2] 1970 sample frame, block quota

• [3] 1970 sample frame, full probability

• [4] 1970 sample frame, full probability black oversample

• [5] 1980 black sample frame, full probability black oversample

• [6] 1980 sample frame, full probability

• [7] 1980 sample frame, full probability black oversample

• [8] 1990 sample frame, full probability

• [9] 2000 sample frame, full probability

• [10] 2010 sample frame, full probability

• [11] 2020 address based sample, full probability

• [12] 2022 amerispeak frame, full probability black/hispanic/aanhpi oversample

• [13] 2020 sample frame, full probability

• [14] 2024 amerispeak frame, full probability black/hispanic/aanhpi oversample

• [NA(d)] don't know [NA(i)] iap [NA(j)] I don't have a job [NA(m)] dk, na, iap [NA(n)] no answer [NA(p)] not imputable [NA(r)] refused [NA(s)] skipped on web [NA(u)] uncodeable [NA(x)] not available in this release [NA(y)] not available in this year [NA(z)] see codebook

Question Years and Ballots

ballots	years
A/B/C/-	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024
A/B/C/D	2006
Full	1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987

See also

Other Sampling and Weights: ballot, formwt, issp, sampcode, version

Other Sample: ballot, formwt, issp, sampcode, version